Opinion
No. 15-56185
04-25-2017
JEANNETTE MARTELLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHELLEY ROUILLARD, In her official capacity as Director of the California Department of Managed Health Care; KIMBERLY KIRCHMEYER, In her official capacity as Director of the Medical Board of California, Defendants-Appellees.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
D.C. No. 2:15-cv-01798-CAS-AJW MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
Jeannette Martello appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing her action challenging the constitutionality of California's prohibition against balance billing. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc. v. State Comp. Ins. Fund, 754 F.3d 754, 758 (9th Cir. 2014), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Martello's action under the Younger abstention doctrine because federal courts are required to abstain from interfering with pending state court proceedings where "the federal action would have the practical effect of enjoining the state proceedings." ReadyLink, 754 F.3d at 758-59 (setting forth requirements for Younger abstention in civil cases).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Martello's motion for reconsideration because Martello failed to state any grounds warranting relief. See Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63 (9th Cir. 1993) (setting forth standard of review and grounds for relief under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e)).
Appellees' motions for judicial notice (Docket Entry Nos. 30 and 38) are granted.
AFFIRMED.